Dortmund 1-2 Wolfsburg
The Wolves beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in front of 71,000 in the Westfalenstadion, in round one of the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon. Dortmund dominated for most of the first half and for a time it looked as if their Czech Republic international playmaker Tomas Rosicky was going to tame the Wolves on his own. Simon Jentzsch couldn't complain about having little to do, as Rosicky fired in long range efforts on his goal. VfL had no answer to the home side's pressure at first, and it looked like they wouldn't be able to grab their first ever win in the finest stadium in Germany.
Dream goal from Ewerthon
For the first half hour the visitors were pinned back in their own half, due to constant pressure from Dortmund. On 30 minutes, the home side deservedly went ahead as their Brazilian striker Ewerthon scored with a shot from almost 30 metres out. Minutes later the former Nigerian international skipper Sunday Oliseh went close with a well struck free kick from the edge of the area. Borussia's failure to take their chances was to cost them dearly.
Brdaric levels matters
Two minutes before half time the Wolves won a corner which was taken by Pertov. The home defence failed to clear their lines, and up popped the German international striker Thomas Brdaric to scramble in his first Bundesliga goal for Wolfsburg since joining them from Hanover in the close season.
Brdaric at the double!
The second half was only a minute old as Ewerthon missed a gilt edged opportunity to put the home side ahead again, after wonderful work by Rosicky. The game then petered out somewhat and only a half chance by Dortmund's man-mountain striker Koller was all the home side had to show for their effort. Then on 64 minutes Brdaric struck again. Pablo Thiam was able to reach the Dortmund penalty area defence unchallenged, before he put in a pinpoint cross into the box, where Brdaric was waiting to gleefully slot home his second goal of the game.
Dortmund power play
After that is was all Dortmund. There ensued a power play usually only associated with ice hockey! The Wolves defended with man and mouse and were a little fortunate to take maximum points from this encounter...but who cares? Dortmund produced a hatful of chances, but were unable to breach the Wolfsburg defensive line.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND: Warmuz; Evanilson, Demel, Bergdölmo, N. Jensen; Oliseh, Kehl; Rosicky, Dede; Ewerthon, Koller.
VFL WOLFSBURG: Jentzsch; Rytter, Quiroga, Hofland, Weiser; Karhan, Thiam, Hristov; Brdaric, Klimowicz, M. Petrov.
GOALS: 1:0 Ewerthon (30.), 1:1 Brdaric (43.), 1:2 Brdaric (64.)
Source: vfl-wolfsburg.de
